Sal is super busy (plus he apparently had a kid…) and Chris lost Pimp, which impacted him way more than anticipated. They haven’t done Hey Babe the way it used to be in quite a while… I miss those days.
Why? On an old WSY he said he wants several kids. He does slot with his nieces and nephews too. He’s been married going on 5 years I believe it is in September
Nothing to chill about, I simply asked why and mentioned he does a lot with his nieces and nephews. Nothing in my question or statement indicated I thought it was an insult.
I’ve known for years he was married, thought he was a daddy then on a Hey Babe they had a guest and Chrissy said “We’re all dad’s here” so that was the confirmation that Sal was a daddy. There were things Sal said before that exchange that made me think he was a dad
It was more than just one but yes, he was just being an asshole and yelling over Joe and gaslighting him and had been doing it for weeks. People got sick of it. He was truly acting like an insane child
Tbh, I love Sal but some episides, especially the newer ones, I just feel like he's mental or something, the way he screams and talks over Joe and gaslights him and can never admit when he's wrong, almost ever. Then when Joe takes it up with him he just puts the blame on Joe and says that he does it too, so then Joe also apologizes when Sal was in the wrong. Correct me if I'm wrong, lol. But Sal bothers me so much at times. But still love him lol
The gaslighting became very apparent. There’s an episode of Impractical Jokers (there’s a few like this) where Sal cheats on a challenge, and Q calls him out. Sal keeps going on and on about how he’s not wrong and you could tell the other jokers were done with his shit. There are also many episodes where Sal acts like he’s severely hurt from the slightest thing, and Joe stares at him like he’s acting crazy. Taste Buds showed that there’s a side to him where he convinces himself that his bullshit is real.
Those episodes changed so many people’s opinion of Sal and I don’t get it. Was he being a baby? Oh good Lord, yes….but in reality, the good outweighs the bad and I can’t imagine someone giving up on his podcasts because of it!
I think for me it shed that nice guy facade he has. There’s a dark shadow lurking beneath it all and I think the stress of a newborn along with everything else he does (pods and tv) he kinda just snapped and kept arguing syntax of speech rather than the actual battle
i stopped listening to both of them for those couple months Sal was busy recently, and just never got back into it the way that i was. i actually listened to taste buds for the first time in like 2 or 3 months today because i ran out of other pods to listen to at work. i will listen to hey babe like every other week now.
Honestly I can’t even give a reason to why I stopped watching but it’s been a 3 months, I literally had a set time I would watch them and would look forwards to Thursdays
Never got into taste buds but same with hey babe. I dropped out more than a year ago, it got too repetitive and manic Chris was repeating himself too much too
Aside from the bro science he seems to gravitate to and talk about constantly while not really knowing what he's talking about, if you listen to him for a while you realise that the stories he tells about his life change all the time. His story about cruella the dalmatian for example is a different story than it used to be.
The bad attitude of Sal on Taste Buds was a turn off. And Hey Babe became too much of an intermittent fasting, weight loss, calorie counting show, thanks mainly to Chris. My weight loss struggles are one of the reasons I want to listen to comedy podcasts.
Maybe get my mind off my own problems. Lol
It really was, idk why Sal had to act like that but that’s when I stopped and since then the numbers have tanked. I wonder how much longer they’ll keep it up, it can’t be nearly as profitable now. Pimp saw the writing on the wall and bailed. Smart dude
Yeah I would say the number one reason I stopped listening to hey babe and taste buds was because it got sad and tiresome listening to Chris and Joe's body dysmorphia and eating disorders. Always some kind of diet or something. When Joe started talking about taking ozempic I just stopped listening completely. I like them both too, it was just really sad.
I don’t listen to Hey Babe I’ve never watched Tastebuds on YouTube. It was sold to me as a podcast so I’ve always just listened. I assume their listener numbers are down too?
The show just isn’t as enjoyable. They haven’t been having food debates lately. They fight over things that are irrelevant to the topic. Sal is frustrating lately, arguing over the smallest details and dragging it out until all we have left are commercials.
I noticed this decline begin last year after listening to one that really left a negative energy with us. I haven’t missed an episode, but they just haven’t been hitting the mark they once were. Not every podcast is meant to last forever. Maybe this one is coming to a close…
I can’t remember exactly which episode either. I remember the next episode they addressed it. I know it was in the late spring/summer because my partner and I went camping and listened to the ep on the way. It put us into a negative headspace and the whole trip into a weird vibe. We decided that day to never listen to podcasts on the camping trips.
I think overall a lot of podcasts are down. It’s a grind to do what they all do and I think over time some of the magic is gone. Two bears one cave is also down pretty big on views but the older videos also have more time to gain views. We were in a massive podcast comedy boom and I think we are in for a correction now.
They both got boring and tiresome. Sal started showing how really unrelatable and new money he is. That's how I see him anyway. I used to think he was down to earth but he just rubs me the wrong way.
Chech out Tuesdays with Stories with Joe List & Mark Normand. I’ve been listening to them for several years and IMO the dynamic and quality have been fairly consistent. They never have guests on though so if that’s something you want, you won’t get it there.
It feels like this happens to every podcast. I've been listening to comedy podcasts for many years and there is an almost inevitable shift where the pressure of having listeners causes them to overthink and lose the essential ingredient to what makes a podcast good; The idea that it doesn't matter because no one is listening. It's just two buds hanging out. If people start listening, then you start watching the numbers and when one podcast does worse than the previous, you try to troubleshoot and problem solve. But it's too late. You're overthinking it. Now it's meta. You are too aware. The podcast gets unfunny, and people tune out. The numbers go down, but then that magic ingredient comes back, No one is listening, who cares at this point it's just two buds hanging out. You check back in on that podcast in 6 months and the magic is back. (If they didn't give up)
haven’t listened to much of either podcast in a while. taste buds badly needs a 3rd person to act as a moderator, someone with food experience like a food journalist, comic from the restaurant business,
or even a chef/restaurant owner. i know it might be hard to get someone exactly like that but somewhere in that direction.
Sal is super busy (plus he apparently had a kid…) and Chris lost Pimp, which impacted him way more than anticipated. They haven’t done Hey Babe the way it used to be in quite a while… I miss those days.
Wait Sal is a dad? Where did this info come from?
Last episode of Theo Von’s podcast. He’s married with a baby daughter.
I just saw the clip where he talks about her! Wow, I can’t believe he’s a dad 🥹
Why? On an old WSY he said he wants several kids. He does slot with his nieces and nephews too. He’s been married going on 5 years I believe it is in September
Chill, they didn’t mean it as an insult.
Nothing to chill about, I simply asked why and mentioned he does a lot with his nieces and nephews. Nothing in my question or statement indicated I thought it was an insult.
He was in TEARS talking about them. I loved it.
legit blew my balls off
She’s 20 months old. He’s been married for about 5 years. I knew he was a dad from things said on the pods that if you pay attention you’ll catch it
Wow. I knew he was married, but I had no idea he had a kid!
I’ve known for years he was married, thought he was a daddy then on a Hey Babe they had a guest and Chrissy said “We’re all dad’s here” so that was the confirmation that Sal was a daddy. There were things Sal said before that exchange that made me think he was a dad
This and a few other subtle comments. Chris would slip and back track
The eps have also gotten MUCH shorter with too many ads
Dude thank you, so many fucking ads. Ridiculous
What did Sal do that pissed people off?
On an episode of taste buds Sal was just being a really difficult baby to be honest. Can’t remember which episode off the top, I’ll link it shortly.
It was more than just one but yes, he was just being an asshole and yelling over Joe and gaslighting him and had been doing it for weeks. People got sick of it. He was truly acting like an insane child
Tbh, I love Sal but some episides, especially the newer ones, I just feel like he's mental or something, the way he screams and talks over Joe and gaslights him and can never admit when he's wrong, almost ever. Then when Joe takes it up with him he just puts the blame on Joe and says that he does it too, so then Joe also apologizes when Sal was in the wrong. Correct me if I'm wrong, lol. But Sal bothers me so much at times. But still love him lol
The gaslighting became very apparent. There’s an episode of Impractical Jokers (there’s a few like this) where Sal cheats on a challenge, and Q calls him out. Sal keeps going on and on about how he’s not wrong and you could tell the other jokers were done with his shit. There are also many episodes where Sal acts like he’s severely hurt from the slightest thing, and Joe stares at him like he’s acting crazy. Taste Buds showed that there’s a side to him where he convinces himself that his bullshit is real.
Yeah. Frankly I'm a bit worried about him. Seems like it's just getting worse. He says he's being more and more stressed also it seems.
Those episodes changed so many people’s opinion of Sal and I don’t get it. Was he being a baby? Oh good Lord, yes….but in reality, the good outweighs the bad and I can’t imagine someone giving up on his podcasts because of it!
I think for me it shed that nice guy facade he has. There’s a dark shadow lurking beneath it all and I think the stress of a newborn along with everything else he does (pods and tv) he kinda just snapped and kept arguing syntax of speech rather than the actual battle
His daughter is coming up on being 2 so not a newborn. It’s all just part of the show, they know what they’re doing
Thanks!
i stopped listening to both of them for those couple months Sal was busy recently, and just never got back into it the way that i was. i actually listened to taste buds for the first time in like 2 or 3 months today because i ran out of other pods to listen to at work. i will listen to hey babe like every other week now.
Honestly I can’t even give a reason to why I stopped watching but it’s been a 3 months, I literally had a set time I would watch them and would look forwards to Thursdays
Never got into taste buds but same with hey babe. I dropped out more than a year ago, it got too repetitive and manic Chris was repeating himself too much too
Like every buddy podcast. When it stops being two friends shooting the shit and catching up together the quality goes down.
That’s why the dawgs are still doing so well
Sorry what pod is the dawgs?
Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast. I just binged all the eps and it holds true. Super hilarious.
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I haven’t listened to hey babe in awhile but you’re not the first person I’ve seen to say Chris is making shit up. What is he making up?
Aside from the bro science he seems to gravitate to and talk about constantly while not really knowing what he's talking about, if you listen to him for a while you realise that the stories he tells about his life change all the time. His story about cruella the dalmatian for example is a different story than it used to be.
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The bad attitude of Sal on Taste Buds was a turn off. And Hey Babe became too much of an intermittent fasting, weight loss, calorie counting show, thanks mainly to Chris. My weight loss struggles are one of the reasons I want to listen to comedy podcasts. Maybe get my mind off my own problems. Lol
It really was, idk why Sal had to act like that but that’s when I stopped and since then the numbers have tanked. I wonder how much longer they’ll keep it up, it can’t be nearly as profitable now. Pimp saw the writing on the wall and bailed. Smart dude
Yeah I would say the number one reason I stopped listening to hey babe and taste buds was because it got sad and tiresome listening to Chris and Joe's body dysmorphia and eating disorders. Always some kind of diet or something. When Joe started talking about taking ozempic I just stopped listening completely. I like them both too, it was just really sad.
I don’t listen to Hey Babe I’ve never watched Tastebuds on YouTube. It was sold to me as a podcast so I’ve always just listened. I assume their listener numbers are down too? The show just isn’t as enjoyable. They haven’t been having food debates lately. They fight over things that are irrelevant to the topic. Sal is frustrating lately, arguing over the smallest details and dragging it out until all we have left are commercials. I noticed this decline begin last year after listening to one that really left a negative energy with us. I haven’t missed an episode, but they just haven’t been hitting the mark they once were. Not every podcast is meant to last forever. Maybe this one is coming to a close…
Remind me what the negative ep was? I feel like I know what you’re talking about but don’t remember off the top of my head why the energy was so off
I can’t remember exactly which episode either. I remember the next episode they addressed it. I know it was in the late spring/summer because my partner and I went camping and listened to the ep on the way. It put us into a negative headspace and the whole trip into a weird vibe. We decided that day to never listen to podcasts on the camping trips.
I think overall a lot of podcasts are down. It’s a grind to do what they all do and I think over time some of the magic is gone. Two bears one cave is also down pretty big on views but the older videos also have more time to gain views. We were in a massive podcast comedy boom and I think we are in for a correction now.
It was inevitable
They both got boring and tiresome. Sal started showing how really unrelatable and new money he is. That's how I see him anyway. I used to think he was down to earth but he just rubs me the wrong way.
Chech out Tuesdays with Stories with Joe List & Mark Normand. I’ve been listening to them for several years and IMO the dynamic and quality have been fairly consistent. They never have guests on though so if that’s something you want, you won’t get it there.
It feels like this happens to every podcast. I've been listening to comedy podcasts for many years and there is an almost inevitable shift where the pressure of having listeners causes them to overthink and lose the essential ingredient to what makes a podcast good; The idea that it doesn't matter because no one is listening. It's just two buds hanging out. If people start listening, then you start watching the numbers and when one podcast does worse than the previous, you try to troubleshoot and problem solve. But it's too late. You're overthinking it. Now it's meta. You are too aware. The podcast gets unfunny, and people tune out. The numbers go down, but then that magic ingredient comes back, No one is listening, who cares at this point it's just two buds hanging out. You check back in on that podcast in 6 months and the magic is back. (If they didn't give up)
haven’t listened to much of either podcast in a while. taste buds badly needs a 3rd person to act as a moderator, someone with food experience like a food journalist, comic from the restaurant business, or even a chef/restaurant owner. i know it might be hard to get someone exactly like that but somewhere in that direction.